Eye on the world – September 2 2021

An activist wearing a wedding dress gets arrested during an Extinction Rebellion protest in London.
An activist wearing a wedding dress gets arrested during an Extinction Rebellion protest in London. (Tom Nicholson )
A woman with an umbrella walks through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi.
A woman with an umbrella walks through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi. (Adnan Abidi )
Pupils attend a class in person after more than a year of online lessons as the coronavirus outbreak continues in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Pupils attend a class in person after more than a year of online lessons as the coronavirus outbreak continues in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Jose Luis Gonzalez)
A Palestinian boy sleeps on a mattress as his mother looks out of her house on a hot day in the northern Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian boy sleeps on a mattress as his mother looks out of her house on a hot day in the northern Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Salem )
A young Afghan refugee salutes a member of the US Army as she waits on a bus after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia.
A young Afghan refugee salutes a member of the US Army as she waits on a bus after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. (Evelyn Hockstein )
Thalita Vitoria Simplicio Da Silva of Brazil gets disqualified in the women’s 100m at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Thalita Vitoria Simplicio Da Silva of Brazil gets disqualified in the women’s 100m at the Tokyo Paralympics. (Athit Perawongmetha)

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